Maybelline clear Glow BB Stick Review and Swatches

Recently Maybelline launched their Clear
glow shine free BB stick with SPF 21 in two shades.Ever since the word BB hit the Indian
beauty market, everyone seems to get hands on at least one specially those who
do not like heavy cakiness on their face but only sheer coverage.I will review the Maybelline BB
stick in Radiance today.

I got it
a couple a days ago and it was still under test and now, I am all set to
proceed with the review. Please do excuse me for the not so good quality
pictures as my regular camera is not with me and the one I have used did not
offer good quality pictures.

Maybelline clear Glow BB Stick

Maybelline clear Glow BB Stick

Maybelline clear Glow BB Stick

How to Use: I use it by making little swatches
on the high points of my face and then blending it gently.

Maybelline clear Glow BB Stick

My Experience: I have tried both Maybelline BB cream and Garnier one earlier and
in fact I am still using my Garnier one as a base for foundation sometimes.

This Maybelline Clear Glow
Shine-Free B.B Stick comes in twist up like packaging and a transparent cap
which is very sturdy, making it compact and travel friendly. It is around
three inches in length with less than an inch in diameter. Its bottom
shows the shade name.

The actual product is 10 gm in
quantity with a shelf life of 30 months.

It comes in two shades: Radiance
and Fawn.

I have got the shade in radiance and
my BB cream shade was also radiance. This shade is meant for fair to medium
skin tones. Radiance has no visible yellow undertones.

Fawn is a little darker than radiance,
which will suit the skin tones between medium to dusky.

When I swatched it for the first
time at the back of my wrist, I noticed how the smoothly the stick glides over
the area and while trying to blend it in I felt it gives a powdery velvety
finish.

It feels like you have nothing on
there. Blending this B.B stick foundation is very smooth and easy unlike the Maybelline
BB cream, which use to take a lot of efforts while blending else gives a
white cast.

It has a very fine formula that does
smoothens the skin and gives a matte looking skin with minimized pores as well due to its fine texture.

I really like it for that smooth
and light feel this maybelline BB stick gives to my skin, but as it says that it controls shine
then I may not agree as I felt my nose shining after a couple of hours which I
face with every cream and foundations. That’s fine with me as I dab some
compact over the shiny areas to keep the shine away but the claims is not
convincing though it is sweat resistant.

This BB stick gives a sheer to medium coverage
and conceals minor flaws too. It claims to have SPF 21 with broad spectrum
which is good but I still used my Lotus sunscreen gel. For those of
you who do not like to use sunscreens, this may do the job to give sun
protection.

It is water proof and you will have
to remove a makeup remover to get rid of it completely. One thing I would also
like to mention that it does has salicyclic acid which makes it a good
choice for people with acne prone skin (like me)or suffering
from acne.

I have used it a couple of times and
did not faced any allergic reaction or any breakouts as of now. If
anything happens with the continual use of this product I will update. They
have provided all the ingredients on the packaging and you can check if there
is any ingredient you may be allergic to as per your knowledge.

It also works good as an under eye
cover up and over the eyelids as eye shadow base. I did tried once and it did
fine.

Overall, I really like this product,
BB creams as for those who do not want anything heavy or much coverage
and this BB stick gives one more option to those people who are looking for an
everyday product that can give them an average coverage and still make them
feel as if nothing has been used.

Let’s sum up the pros and cons for Maybelline BB
stick in Radiance

Pros of Maybelline BB
stick in Radiance:

maybelline BB stick is available at Maybelline counters

Very affordable price and will not dig a hole in your
pocket

Sturdy packaging looks good and is travel friendly

Ingredients list is mentioned

Feels very light on the skin as if nothing is there

Diminishes the fine lines and pores

Smoothens the skin and does give it a velvety feel

Salicyclic acid in it makes it suitable of acne prone
skin

Safe to use and I have not faced any allergies so far

It has SPF 21 as per the claims but does not gives
white cast

This BB stick does even out the skin and also gives sheer
coverage.

Conceals minor imperfection

Blends very easily and does not take much time

Cons of Maybelline BB
stick in Radiance:

Maybelline BB stick comes in two shades only that may not suit
everyone

Oil prone areas are tend to get shiny after a couple of
hours (my nose in my case)

My take:Maybelline BB
stick is a good product at a good price. Only two shades are given
so If you can find the shade that matches your skin tone then definitely go for
it. It is better than the Maybelline BB cream that was difficult to blend and
gives a white cast but this one blends easily and gives a matte velvety finish.

Right.. Garnier one is is more like a beige color with no peach or yellow undertones. garnier one is high in moisturizer content but this BB stick has a powdery velvet texture. Both the shade are similar and sheer so even if they are not absolute match then also they can be used .:)

I guess for most of us, a sensible option would be to buy both shades and then mix to get a custom shade. But since they are sheer, the wrong shade doesn't look that bad on the face...well, at least not on me.

Absolutely, as the shades are limited then mixing them can give the desired shade as per the ones skin color.It so sheer that even if you didnot find the shade to be an exact match then also it does not look obvious.:)

Thanks dear. :) BBs are like recent craze in the Indian beauty market and most of the girls who prefer less coverage and no cakiness, they kind of love such products that can be easily used daily. :)I like this product.:)

This stick has a very light texture so if you have dry skin then go for BB cream else BB stick is good. Yes, i also do apply a little moisturizer before using this stick or any other foundation.. it makes foundation or stick glides and blend properly.

Great review...literally wanted to try the product. I live in the usa & checked with the stores here, unfortunately couldnt find here..can u help me in any online store shipping here( to the US)? Thanks for the beautiful product..help me asap:)

I think yes, As this makes me less greasy than garnier when I step in sun or otherwise and also it has a very light weight formula which blends really nicely! may be garnier has more moisturizing properties while this doesn't as compared to that!

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